A whirlwind trip to London to represent Winx on the world stage has done nothing to stop jockey Hugh Bowman and trainer Chris Waller from combining for Sizzling Bullet’s victory at Randwick. Winx was crowned the world’s best racehorse on turf on Wednesday morning (AEDT) and the jockey-trainer combination made their latest collaboration count […]
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Waller’s wink to Black Caviar
Chris Waller has settled the great debate about where champion racehorse Winx stands in an outstanding era of great mares. As Winx’s winning streak stretched to 13, talk that she’s the new Black Caviar has been dominant but Waller said he has the utmost respect for the unbeaten champion and is proud that he […]
Successful and educational day at Sandown
Chris Waller had a short, simple reason for his visit to Sandown, aka Ladbrokes Park – he loves horse racing. Parking that unquestioned love affair to one side, Waller’s trip to the track, his first since Pressday won the 2010 Sandown Guineas proved successful, illuminating, informative as well as character-building. Waller won a race […]
Chris Waller’s Winx nominated for Longines World’s Best Racehorse Awards
As if there were any doubt about Winx’s place on the world stage, there shouldn’t be now after trainer Chris Waller and the two-time Cox Plate-winning heroine’s connections were invited to the Longines World’s Best Racehorse awards set to be held in London later this month. It is a huge recognition for the wonder […]
Waller breaks through $150 million prizemoney ceiling after amazing decade of excellence
Chris Waller took his stable’s career earnings beyond the magical $150 million prizemoney barrier when Redoutable Heart won the final race at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. The historic milestone was passed unnoticed because Sydney’s premier trainer was in Perth for the Ascot meeting. But even in this era of inflated prizemoney, it is still a […]
Three straight for Zumbelina has Waller eyeing autumn
Trainer Chris Waller is likely to set Zumbelina for an autumn race won by former stable stars Red Tracer and Catkins after the filly posted a third consecutive metropolitan win at Rosehill on Saturday. Zumbelina ($1.70 fav) had only three rivals to beat in the Bedford CA Handicap (1400m) but won as an odds-on chance […]
Same again please Barman
Chris Waller’s Who Shot Thebarman has taken a similar path to Saturday’s Zipping Classic at Sandown as he did last year, when he won the Group 2 race. The gelding had no luck in last year’s Melbourne Cup but went on to land the 2400m Classic next start — and has not won since. After […]
Plan comes together for Comin’ Through
Chris Waller snared the first winner of the Flemington Melbourne Cup carnival when a long-range plan with three-year-old Comin’ Through paid off with victory in the prized group 3 Carbine Clue Stakes. Waller revealed that, while Comin’ Through was one of the first of the new yearlings to come into work as a yearling, the […]
Lloyd Williams lauds Chris Waller for his ‘outstanding’ work with champion mare Winx
If they were handing out a Nobel prize for training racehorses, Chris Waller would be at Winx-like odds to win it. This is the opinion of owner Lloyd Williams, one of the most respected minds in Australian racing, who said the legendary Tommy Smith would have given Waller his seal of approval for his training […]
Chris Waller follows proven formula with Tumultuous and Wine Bush in staying classic
Chris Waller knows what it takes to win a Victoria Derby — and having his horses fit enough to run the 2500m is his number one prerequisite. Waller won the Derby with Preferment in 2013 and has based the preparation of Saturday’s contenders — Tumultuous and Wine Bush — on that. “I know how fit […]